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Hi Jagdeep,

Its an intresting question that you have raised as few people starting out will not think of the shaft material and flex when buying clubs. As a general rule of thumb, the faster your swing the stiffer the shaft should be. You say that you bought the clubs from American Golf, Did you get "fitted" for them or was it a case of the salesman just sugesting them? As it sounds as you might have a fast swing and therefore a stiffer shaft would have been a better option.

With regard to the TP forged, they are very nice clubs but with all respect they are most prob not siuted to your game at the moment as they are aimed at the lower handicap player (the TP standing for tour perfered and therefor the clubs have altered lofts ofsets) as these are similer to "blade/muscle backs" irons.  

Over all the r7XD's are a very good club and if you are not sure if the shaft is correct for you before splashing out on new clubs go for a fitting and see what is sugested.

Hope this helps 

Danny 

Likewise Jagdeep you don't mention whether you have had or are having lessons, very important to have some.

Also agree with Danny, you are not at a level to get the best from those TP's so worry more about your technique.

Hey I have had lessons and at the time I know my swing was nice and slow.

The clubs I got were more a salesman suggesting what might be suited for me at the time. I went over to them today and I will have a fitting sometime this week. Hee has suggested the TM Burner with a stiffer shaft. However can't I just change the shaft on my exsisting clubs?

 I am really serious about my game as I really enjoy it and would like to make sure I have the right clubs to suit me. 

Thanks for the tips...

You can change the shafts on an exisiting set of clubs. Can be costly though and you're probably looking somewhere between £150-£200 for a full set of irons, with a decent spec shaft (Dynamic Gold, Rifle, Nippon etc) and then the grips.

I'm currently going through that process with my Ping J-Spec Raptures as the shafts that came in them were too soft for me, bowed too much in the downswing causing the toe to catch the ground first and open the face slightly. As I already have my clubs on a high lie angle, I knew it wasn't a problem with the clubheads so had the shafts checked. AWT Stiffs are too soft for me.

You'll find you probably do get fitted for a slightly stiffer shaft then what you play in your irons or fairways. This is because the graphite driver shafts being so light they tend to feel softer. It'll also depend what length driver you get as well. The longer it is the flexier it'll get and vice versa. 

Hey I have had lessons and at the time I know my swing was nice and slow.

The clubs I got were more a salesman suggesting what might be suited for me at the time. I went over to them today and I will have a fitting sometime this week. Hee has suggested the TM Burner with a stiffer shaft. However can't I just change the shaft on my exsisting clubs?

 I am really serious about my game as I really enjoy it and would like to make sure I have the right clubs to suit me. 

Thanks for the tips...